I read more about that vaccine trial. I wonder if it could lead to a reduction in injected/pumped insulin over time? Increase the basal production of
insulin? That would be just fine. I just hope disabling part of the immune system wouldn't lead to other health problems. If they can narrow in on
exactly the immune cell that causes the diabetes without hurting the rest of the immune system, then I'll take it.

I'm sure a lot of diabetics here know about Dr. Denise Faustman who is working with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical University. She
devised a way to cure mice of induced diabetes given to them with the administration of streptozotocin (a drug that causes diabetes, and can mimic
type I or type II diabetes).

I just got an update in my email yesterday that said that they are ramping up for phase II trials on humans. Dr. Faustman found out a number of years
ago that administration of the BCG vaccine repeatedly to diabetic mice would reverse the illness. She also proved that in type I diabetics, they still
have BETA cells. The problem is no insulin is produced by those beta cells. That's what makes me think that "autoimmune" diabetes is just a corruption
of the pathway that senses glucose/sugar, and causes the pancreas normally to produce insulin...

All of this doesn't mean it will work in humans, and a lot of people have talked about that. I'm just glad that Dr. Faustman has gone this far with
it. Let's hope she's the first to get a cure to the masses (if it works in humans).

All of this brings me to another point. I am glad to see that there is competition in the market to cure diabetes. This competition is the only thing
that makes me think that it WILL be cured in my lifetime.

There are 10 milliliters to every bottle of insulin, or 1000 international units (units) to 1 bottle. Each of the outlined insulins is per
milliliter, so the amounts listed PER BOTTLE are 10 times the amount. Example: Humalog has 31,5 milligrams of m-cresol per bottle. Doesn't sound like
much right? Well that's what gives insulin the sickening familiar band-aid smell! Also, the other listed ingredients are often toxic-specifically the
phenols. Here is a link to Wikipedia on polyphenols, the group this falls into:

Many of the phytoestrogens are dietary polyphenols with measurable affinities to estrogen receptors, and positive or negative health effects on humans
and livestock. Compared with the effects of polyphenols in vitro, the effects in vivo, although the subject of ongoing research, are limited and
vague.

The reasons for this are:

1) the absence of validated in vivo biomarkers, especially for inflammation or carcinogenesis;
2) long-term studies failing to demonstrate effects with a mechanism of action, specificity or efficacy; and
3) invalid applications of high, unphysiological test concentrations in the in vitro studies, which are subsequently irrelevant for the design of in
vivo experiments. In rats, polyphenols absorbed in the small intestine may be bound in protein-polyphenol complexes modified by intestinal microflora
enzymes, allowing derivative compounds formed by ring-fission to be better absorbed.

A review of studies on the bioavailability of polyphenols published in 2010 found that "definitive conclusions on bioavailability of most polyphenols
are difficult to obtain and further studies are necessary."[52]

If you read the potential health effects of polyphenols you will find that if you are a guy, you should want to avoid estrogens at all cost! Also,
it's indicated that largely the bioavailablility is untested. That should make a person feel safe!

I realize that there could be bacteria that could get into the bottles and start growing in the insulin without SOME form of preservative. I just
think that they could use a phenol derived from coconut oil or somtheing more natural than the petroleum-based additives they use. Even small amounts
of other essential oils would be far superior in the health aspects to the user. The cost for clove bud oil or an extract of coconut would be very
comparable in price, and would likely be less toxic than the preservatives they use. Even clove bud oil exposure is toxic in LARGE quantities, but I
don't think it is as toxic as the artifical chemicals they use.

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